Lamp stand



3 E. c. GODFREY 2,089,091

LAMP' STAND Filed March 26, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet l T INVENTOR. E fdwara C Godfrgy @mym ATTORNEYS,

Aug. 3, 1937. E. c. GODFREY LAMP STAND Filed March 26, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 9 fdward C gc f ig BY I @xmj fiazz? ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 3, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE STAND g. i odfrey, Detroit, Mich. Application Matt. at, 1934, Serial No. 717,300

This invention relateszto an improvedusupportingstand foralamp or the. like- I An important object of this invention is .to provide a stand for a lamp or otherxobject which .5 possesses a; pleasing and modernistic=' design and which is at the same facture.

My improved stand is'adaptablefor use in different positions. It maybe-"used as atable lamp, being supported upon the.- table,or as a wall lamp, being secured to a vertical wall. I L

The immediate support for. the light bulb is readily adjustable with-respect to the stand to properly function in'either a wall or a tablelamp or as desired. 1 i 1 An important feature-is that my improved stand comprises a base adapted to'rest on atable or be secured to the wall and provided with a bulb supporting column extending angularly upwardly from one edge of thebase and supporting a light bulbsuperimposing thecenter of the base and adjustable from a position normal thereto, to serve as a table lamp to .aposition of zparallelism therewith, to serve as a wall lamp.

A preferred feature of importance is the construction of the preferred; form of myimproved lamp stand froma rod or aplurality of rod like elements so fabricated and associated: as" to provide a novel base-having a novel standard or column carrying the 'lampbulb. The rods are bent into loops. A plurality of these loops are associated into a base. The ends of the loopsare bundled together to form a hollow column extending upwardly and inwardly over the base. A lamp bulb is supported upon the end of this column. The light bulb cord extends throughthe column.

A preferred arrangement of the loops in the base is in spaced vertical "offset inwardly superimposition, separate loops being formed from separate rods. 1

The. bulb may be mounted upon the end of the column through the employment of a tubular elbow. This elbow is capable of connection with the column to support the bulb in a position normal to the base or parallel'to the base. The light cord extends through the elbow and column.

Various other objects and meritorious features of my inventionwill appear from; the following description, appended claims, and. accompanying drawings, wherein: 1 s

time economical to 'manu- Figure 1 is an elevation of one-embodiment of my invention, Fig. 2 is a plan with removed, l 1 i ,Fig. 3 is asectional view on line .3-3-of Fig. .1, Fig. 4 is a fragmentarygsectional view on, line ll ftFig; '-2,,*-i" 1 -p 1 Fig. 5 is a view of Fig. 4 takeneonline of the lamp: socket and elbow Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view through the column of rods at 66 in Fig. 1, I Fig. 7 is an elevation, partly in section, showing the manner of mounting a lamp upon the end of the rod column,

Fig. 8 is an elevation of the stand showing the same used as a wall fixture,

Fig. 9 is a plan, partly in section, of a modification of the invention, and

10 is an end view, partly broken away, of the modification illustrated in Fig. 9.

Referring to the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawings I show a lamp stand having a base II and an uprightv supporting by a shade l5. In one preferred embodiment this stand comprises a plurality of rods or rod-like elements each bent or shaped to form a loop [3. The ends of each loop are brought together and bent upwardly and. inwardly over .the loop. Several rods so bent are associated togetherv to form a stand. The associated loops l3 constitute the base I l of the stand. The associated inwardly and upwardly bent ends of the loop constitute the bulb supporting column I2 of the stand; The loops of the several rods may preferably be of different dimensions and superimposed in spaced re.- lationship upon one another in the order of their dimensions shown in- Figs. 1 and 2.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 toi8, the several loops are ofiset' vertically and horizontally and in spaced relationship. In these-figures a clamp I6 formed. of twd sections bound together by securing screws or the like maintains the" rod loops in spaced offset superimposed relationship. This clamp i6 is illustrated in detail in Fig. 4. It is here shown as arranged at one extremity of the base. The ends of the loops extend upwardly from the opposite extremity of the base. These ends are bundled together to form the supporting column l2 as shown in the several figures. The clamp l8 holds this bundle of loop ends together. These loop ends are so arranged as to form a hollow column through which the electric wire leading to the bulb may extend.

The column extends upwardly and inwardly over the base at an angle of approximately 45. The upper end of the column superimposes the center of the base. A light bulb is supported upon the upper end of the column. This bulb is :so supported as to be capable of adjustment to a plurality of positions with respect to the column. It has one position of adjustment wherein it is upright or disposed normal to the base to'enable .the'structure. to serve as a table lamp. It has another position of adjustment wherein it is dis-'- posedin parallelism with respect to the" base to enable the structure'to serve as awalllight. One suitable means for accomplishing this adjustment and maintainingthe bulb at difierent column l2 which carries a light. bulb. surmounted in a somewhat difierent manner.

positions of angularity with respect to the column is illustrated in the figures of the drawings. This means comprises an elbow 22 which forms an angular extension of the upper end of the column. This elbow is a tubular element and is shaped interiorly at its lower end to be received over the upper end of the column i2 fitting closely about the rod ends or wires which makeup the column. These rod ends may be brazed or otherwise secured together. The elbow when fitted over the end of the column will maintain its position thereon. It is detachably receivable over the end of the column so that it may be removed and. swung to another angular position with respect thereto and then fitted over the end of the column in this new position.

Two positions are illustrated in the drawings. An upright position normal to the bottom or the plane of the base is shown in Figure 1. A second position of substantial parallelism with the plane .of the base is shown in Fig. 8. In the position of Fig. 1 the lamp is adapted for use as a table lamp. In the .position of Fig. 8 the lamp is adapted for use as a wall lamp..

The elbow 22' is further provided-with a tubular axial extension 24 through which the electric light wire 20 extends. This tube 24 is receivable within the interior of the upper end of the col- .umn l2 as shown in Fig. 7. It protects the electric wire and facilitates'the elbow as an extension of the upper end of the column.

This elbow' is interiorly threaded at its upper end to receive a light bulb socket 26 as shown in Fig. 7. A suitable light bulb I4 is carried by the socket. A shade l5 may be mounted upon the bulb.

In order that the stand may also be utilized as a wall light clamp I6 is provided with an undercut slot I! adapted to receive the head of a nail or other wallattachment as shown in Fig. 8 whereby the stand may thus be suspended from the wall for use as a wall light.

In the embodiment of Figs. 9-and 10 a plurality of rods similarlyshaped are fastened together In this construction the rod loops are arranged in superimposed contacting relationship rather than in spaced apart relationship. Five loops are here shown as making up the base instead of the three loops shown in Fig. 2. Obviously, however, any number of loops may be employed.

Clamps 28 are provided-to secure the loops together. These clamps are of a somewhat different construction but serve the same purpose as clamp l6 heretofore described. If desired they might be brazed to the loops. Three clamps are here shown, and as here shown they are secured at their upper ends to a'plate 30 which forms a cover plate provided with suitable convenient receptacle depressions. In the lower end of each clamp is a U-shaped leg element 32 fitted with cushion insertions 34. Theends of the loops may all be collected together to form a column as shown in the first eight figures of the drawingsor certain of these loop ends may stop short and only a limited number thereof be bundled together to form the column aszshown in Figs.

19and10.

In lieu of the cover'plate 30 shown in Figs. 9 and 10, I have illustrated a sliding plate 36 in Figs. 1 and 2. This plate has a receptacledepression for ashes 'or the like. It 'has a'slidingfit on the top loop I3 .for adjustable movement thereover. It may be used iormay be omitted as desired.

What I claim:

1. A lamp stand comprising a plurality of rods bent to form individual loops of varying dimensions lying in parallel planes superimposing one another in order of their dimensions, the end portions of said rods adjacent, their loop portions being bundled together into a column, said column 7 being bent with respect to the planes of said loops to angularly overlie the same.

2. A lamp stand comprising a plurality of rods looped together at one portion of their lengths to form the base of the stand and bundled together in substantially straight parallel relationship at the termination of said looped portions and bent with respect thereto to form an upright supporting column.

3. A lamp having a' stand adapted to support the same as a table lamp or a wall light, said stand comprising. a plurality of rods looped at one portion of theirlength to form the base of the table lamp or the wall engaging face of the wall light, said rods being joined collectively together at another portion of their lengths to form a 'column bent with respect to the loopportions and maintained by the latter in erect posi-' tion, and means spacing said looped portions from one another adapted to also serve as a fastening device for securing the stand to a wall.

4. A lamp stand comprising a plurality of rodlike elements bent into the form of loops, said loops arranged in superimposition forming a base, means securing said loopstogether, said loops terminating in straight rod like sections assembled together to form a hollow column said column extending irom one side of the base upwardly and inwardly thereover and-an'angular bulb carrying element secured to the end of said column and adjustable to: project upwardly therefrom or substantially parallel to the, base.

5. A lamp stand having a base and a light bulb carrying columnformed of aplurality of rod sections joined compactly together in substantially:- straight parallel relationship and pro- 'viding a'hollow interior through which an electric light 'cord may run, and a light bulb carrying elementmounted on the end of said column and adjustable to varying positions of angularity with respect thereto. 6. A lamp stand comprising a plurality of rods joined together in substantially straight parallel relationship to form a light bulb carrying column, said rods being looped at the base of the column and extending angularly with respect thereto to form a'supporting base for the column. 7. 'A stand comprising, in combination, a base formed of rod sections bent into the form of loops, and an upright column joined to said base and formed of rod sections bundled compactly together in substantially straight parallel rela-' tionship. i 8. A lamp stand adaptable for support upon horizontal and vertical supports comprising a base and a lamp carrying column secured thereto, said base having a series of substantially ovalshaped, rod-like elements superimposing one another in spaced relationship','- said lamp carrying column bei'ng joined to the rod-like elements at one end of their oval-shaped formation and inclined'to overlie the base, and means adjacent the other end of said oval-shaped elements for supporting the same in spaced superimposing relationship, said means also adapted" to "serve as a fastening device for securing the base to a vertica supp rt: 5 EDWARD C. GODFREY.- 

